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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1905
Page
7
Mr Wragg invites readers to submit new ideas to the department and will answer inquiries on discussed subjects. Correspondence should be directed to M. J. Wragg 800 Good luck Des Moines Iowa.
Pansies that flowered in spring can bloom again in fall with proper pruning and good soil. rich sandy loam or clay soil, well mixed with well rotted manure, supports growth. transplant after fourth or fifth leaf on eastern or northern slopes. Shade helps in extreme heat but constant shade dulls color and reduces flowers.
Theo Louis advises dairy patrons on feeding buttermilk to hogs. He notes overfeeding can cause colic and scours in young swine, hair loss, and pot-belly. He suggests diluting with water, adding soda for acidity, and mixing two quarts of feed per gallon of liquid for young pigs, with guidance for older hogs and grass feeding.
A vintage guide advises selecting potato ground for strawberries, enrich soil with well rotted manure, avoid sod, and use three or more horse cultivable rows. Plant runners from prior seasons with balanced staminate and perfect flowering varieties, space rows 3 1/4 feet apart with 1 1/2 feet between plants, cultivate thoroughly, and cover beds with straw after first hard freeze to boost yields by about 50 percent annually.
The piece argues for affordable automobiles in farming to perform plow planting cultivation and harvesting, then transport the family to town. It discounts the idea of a pleasure vehicle and foresees gasoline and electric tech making motor plows practical, replacing horse drawn methods.
Kansas State Station recommends an acre mix of fifteen pounds English bluegrass fifteen pounds orchard grass and three to four pounds red clover for pasture. Orchard grass yields more than bluegrass, but the two together are best. For a permanent pasture add Kentucky bluegrass three to four pounds per acre to the mix. it will gradually dominate over years.
A farmer audience complains of lack of speakers, urging local schools to use home talent for institute talks. The writer urges districts to push local men and women to lead sessions and engage youth, noting successful outcomes where home programs were used.
The piece argues that ignorance of others' methods can drive improvement. It praises curiosity to see how others live and work, noting that awareness can spark better practices in forestry, land work, and hillside cultivation. It emphasizes beginning improvement by visiting and observing different approaches.
Poem fragment by James Whitcomb Riley urging resilience and self-reliance. It argues signs of greatness come from doing one’s best without fret over Providence or external praise. The speaker favors laying aside contentions, accepting mixed fortunes, and praising or blaming as incidental.
A short, folksy piece comparing a driver and horse to their temperaments and training. It suggests that a driver’s traits mirror the horse’s behavior and that a sensible horse needs a sensible driver. The text notes that horses rarely rise above their trainer and mocks overexcited, loud, or drawling behavior.
A how to note on growing rhubarb plants in a cellar to have fresh stalks when desired. It advises digging rhubarb roots, planting thickly on cellar soil, covering 3 to 4 inches, and keeping the temperature between 50 and 60 degrees. The piece promotes storing and using rhubarb for pies and winter use with careful timing.
Guidance on hand raising calves starts with teaching drinking and feeding from birth. Do not allow early suckling. Calves will quickly eat shelled corn and later sheaf oats and hay. A fall calf can be prime by spring for pasture.
The author warns against crowding fruit trees and advocates wide spacing. Apples should be 40 feet apart, pears 30, peaches 25, and cherries 20, to allow sun and air, reduce fungi, and improve yields. Vegetables and corn can grow beneath trees early, but mature orchards should prioritize top quality fruit over wood.
A prominent horseman explains testing walking and trotting action by leading a horse away and back to assess true movement. He warns against padded hooves and favors class hock-action for greater power, noting wide hocks waste strength and cause horses to drift outward. The method has received close attention in Scotland with beneficial results for draft work.
A dairyman’s convention speaker outlined four patron types. The model patron has first-class barns cows feed and methods. The second has equipment but poor methods. The third has good cows and barns yet neglects feed and methods. The fourth lacks quality in barns cows feed and methods, producing poor milk.
St Petersburg reports detail brutal fighting near Mukden as Russian forces under Kouropatkin struggle to hold their position against Japanese attacks. Descriptions emphasize heavy casualties, exhausted troops, and a volatile center while analysts note potential openings for a counter strike and a postponed war council.
In Woomington Illinois on March 6 a free lunch will be served at 6:80 to 7:30 for business men and mechanics. Merchants clerks and shop workers are invited to leave work at ¢ o'clock, eat, and stay for the 7:30 prayer meeting.
Rome March 6 The pope has authorized several Carthusian monks to return to France and engage in producing Chartreuse cordial as laymen. This marks a shift in monastic involvement in the cordial’s manufacture under lay supervision.
Two men were instantly killed and four injured when a boiler exploded at Robert Mulholland's sawmill ten miles southeast of Jellico Tennessee on March 6. The blast damaged buildings and disrupted mill operations, with responders rushing to the scene.
Mrs Jefferson Davis quotes her March letter to Gen Miles denying a thank you note for care of Jefferson Davis. She details Hampton Roads voyage, imprisonment, and accusations of cruelty by Miles, publishing her memoirs to counter alleged false accounts. She warns against further attacks while citing her testimony and requests return of her note.
Emma Meredith of the Children's Episcopal Hospital Cincinnati sent 10 cents to the Toledo Infirmary Director Avery, increasing the conscience fund. She recalls leaving the infirmary with two bars of soup and says the Lord has changed her life since leaving in May 1901.
A Lincoln Fellows district engineer of the United States reclamation service who runs major irrigation projects in seven western states resigns his federal post to become North Dakota state engineer. The move aligns with his March assignment and places him in Fargo for the North Dakota role.
Advertisers tout Defiance Starch as a 16 ounce cold water starch offering value by a full pound per package, unlike competitors in half pound sizes, at the same 10 cent price. The copy claims chemical free starch and urges customers to insist on the full 16 oz label to avoid inferior stock.
An Atchison Globe quirky line notes that women who love you may not recall poetry yet will provide your jam and pickles, a playful aside reflecting domestic motifs.
An Austrian invention proposes safety reins with two small rollers that press the horse's windpipe via the reins. When engaged, the mechanism forces the animal to stop immediately for lack of air. The device aims to prevent runaways by quickly subduing the horse.
A ditty from Pick-Me-Up features a mistress asking an applicant why he left his last job. The applicant quips that she asks too much, and he refused to be questioned about his previous employer. The humor lands on the impracticality of probing personal motives.
A humorous quip reports doctors Brown and Smith planning an operation on old Got rox. The dialogue questions necessity, noting Brown seeks a note due and Smith desires an automobile, reflecting comic medical whimsy.
In a Washington Star snippet Minnie Brown remarks that Misa Minnie Brown thought Erastus Pinkley looked upset at a pabler social yesterday. Pinkley clarifies that his facial expression was rya, not outs, reflecting a local social misunderstanding in period dialect.
Doing Great Work Ward Arkansas March 6 Special notes from the West report cures of kidney disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills. J W Waggoner, a local resident, says two boxes cured his kidneys and bladder after other remedies failed. He urges the sick to try the pills, claiming they cure Bright's Disease and many kidney ailments.
Mrs Muggins quips that she bears all she gains while Mrs Buggina notes the strong exterior. The exchange hints at resilience and outward appearance in a light social vignette from a past issue.
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